Percyyyyyy god, Percy was so important to Barnham in every single possible way. It was pretty obvious from the beginning that Percy was a Good Kid who wanted to take care of as many people as possible, and that was something Barnham wanted to encourage. He wanted to support Percy and make sure that he didn’t fall or get overwhelmed by the pressure, and so he took on that mentor-ish role. Percy seemed receptive to it, so it was fine.
(Little did he know Percy was under even more pressure than he ever realized??? Oh well.)
Overall though, Percy reminded him of the junior knights of Labyrinthia—young and bright-eyed and optimistic, but a good soul who had a lot of determination and was capable of great things. That was definitely something that Barnham wanted to protect, and when Percy ended up losing Annabeth so early, he wanted to protect him even more.
But Percy picked himself up after that loss and focused even more on ending the game, and that was the point when Barnham realized that he didn’t have to worry quite so much about Percy. Percy was strong, and brave and capable, and they could learn on each other a bit as well. That was when he finally told Percy a bit about Labyrinthia and what was going to happen to him—he knew that Percy could take it.
But even then, he was still more of the protector and mentor role, and he didn’t really see that changing until the end happened. Percy was always someone that Barnham was going to tell the caveat too—but had he had his way, he was going to wait until everyone was dead to do so. He wanted to make sure that Percy didn’t have to stain his hands with any more blood. OF COURSE HE ALREADY HAD…. and had Barnham known that he probably would’ve told Percy much sooner??? THIS GAME AND ITS SECRETS, WE ALWAYS WHOLE ASS IT.
But anyway, Barnham was out of time and he knew it, and so he confided in him that last week. He knew that Percy deserved to know where the outcome of this game was headed and why, and then they were able to team up to deal with the end of the game. And…honestly, even though Percy killed so many people, Barnham still thinks that his overall initial impression of him was right. Percy is a hero, and idealistic, and hopeful—he did what he had to do, and in the end, everyone was saved thanks to Percy. That’s something that he very much admires—he knows that no matter what, Percy can do anything he puts his mind to, and he’s honored to call him a friend.
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(Little did he know Percy was under even more pressure than he ever realized??? Oh well.)
Overall though, Percy reminded him of the junior knights of Labyrinthia—young and bright-eyed and optimistic, but a good soul who had a lot of determination and was capable of great things. That was definitely something that Barnham wanted to protect, and when Percy ended up losing Annabeth so early, he wanted to protect him even more.
But Percy picked himself up after that loss and focused even more on ending the game, and that was the point when Barnham realized that he didn’t have to worry quite so much about Percy. Percy was strong, and brave and capable, and they could learn on each other a bit as well. That was when he finally told Percy a bit about Labyrinthia and what was going to happen to him—he knew that Percy could take it.
But even then, he was still more of the protector and mentor role, and he didn’t really see that changing until the end happened. Percy was always someone that Barnham was going to tell the caveat too—but had he had his way, he was going to wait until everyone was dead to do so. He wanted to make sure that Percy didn’t have to stain his hands with any more blood. OF COURSE HE ALREADY HAD…. and had Barnham known that he probably would’ve told Percy much sooner??? THIS GAME AND ITS SECRETS, WE ALWAYS WHOLE ASS IT.
But anyway, Barnham was out of time and he knew it, and so he confided in him that last week. He knew that Percy deserved to know where the outcome of this game was headed and why, and then they were able to team up to deal with the end of the game. And…honestly, even though Percy killed so many people, Barnham still thinks that his overall initial impression of him was right. Percy is a hero, and idealistic, and hopeful—he did what he had to do, and in the end, everyone was saved thanks to Percy. That’s something that he very much admires—he knows that no matter what, Percy can do anything he puts his mind to, and he’s honored to call him a friend.